wrig·gle /ˈrɪgəl/
蠕動,蜿蜒(vi.)蠕動,蜿蜒前進,擺脫,混入(vt.)使扭動,掙
Wrig·gle v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wriggled p. pr. & vb. n. Wriggling ] To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about.
Both he and successors would often wriggle in their seats,
as long as the cushion lasted. --Swift.
Wrig·gle, v. t. To move with short, quick contortions; to move by twisting and squirming; like a worm.
Covetousness will wriggle itself out at a small hole. --Fuller.
Wriggling his body to recover
His seat, and cast his right leg over. --Hudibras.
Wrig·gle, a. Wriggling; frisky; pliant; flexible. [Obs.] “Their wriggle tails.”
Wrig·gle, n. Act of wriggling; a short or quick writhing motion or contortion.
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wriggle
n : the act of wiggling [syn: wiggle, squirm]
v : to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when
struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The
child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
[syn: writhe, wrestle, worm, squirm, twist]